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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2025

Tilt-induced changes in f-wave characteristics during atrial fibrillation: an experimental and computational investigation.

Mostafa Abdollahpur, Chiara Celotto, Carlos Sánchez, Felix Plappert, Sten Östenson, Pyotr G Platonov, Pablo Laguna, Esther Pueyo, Frida Sandberg

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Mostafa Abdollahpur *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Chiara Celotto *BSICoS Group, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (I3A) and IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Carlos SánchezBSICoS Group, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (I3A) and IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Felix PlappertDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Sten ÖstensonDepartment of Internal Medicine and Department of Clinical Physiology, Central Hospital Kristianstad, Kristianstad, Sweden.
Pyotr G PlatonovDepartment of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences and Center for Integrative Electrocardiology at Lund University (CIEL), Lund, Sweden.
Pablo LagunaBSICoS Group, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (I3A) and IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Esther PueyoBSICoS Group, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (I3A) and IIS Aragón, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Frida SandbergDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

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Abstract

Introduction: This study explores transient and stationary effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation on f-wave characteristics in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients undergoing a tilt test. Transient phase is defined as the initial 2-minute interval following each postural change, reflecting immediate autonomic adaptation, whereas steady phase refers to the subsequent interval (from 3 minutes post-change until phase end) representing a stable autonomic state. Methods: Our primary aim is to investigate how the two branches of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) influence the f-wave frequency time series ( Results: Analysis of the clinical data showed a decrease in Discussion: These results suggest that changes in f-wave frequency characteristics during HUT and HDT could be linked to changes in sympathetic activity, with parasympathetic activity possibly modulating the effects of sympathetic activity rather than being an independent driver of fibrillatory rate changes.

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atrial fibrillationautonomic nervous systemECG processingf-wave frequencyparasympathetic regulationrespiratory modulation

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